Jens Lekman will be heading to Indonesia and the Philippines for a few shows with Kings of Convenience:
03/27 - Sabuga, Bandung (IDN)
03/28 - Ritz Carlton Ballroom, Jakarta (IDN)
03/30 - Saguijo (Jens only), Manila (PHL)
03/31 - NBC Tent, Manila (PHL)
will be releasing the new Lama 12" single "Curses and broken glass" on April 19.
MIC Norway lists the official showcases for all of the acts representing their country at SXSW: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2010030914074657583886
"Timothy's monster" has been selected as the one album Motorpsycho will perform in its entirety at this year's Øyafestivalen: http://www.oyafestivalen.com/pages/eng/593-motorpsychos_masterpiece_timothys_monster_to_be_played_at_oeya
Shipping vinyl from Norway is ridiculously cost-prohibitive, but I don't think I can pass up the LP release of Obliteration's superb "Nekropsalms", now available for preorder from : http://www.duplicate-records.com/
Ja Ja Ja's showcase on March 18 (their 2nd for the month) will feature Hafdis Huld and Katzenjammer in addition to the previously confirmed Bodebrixen.
Fluid Radio reviews FNS aka Norwegian experimental artist Fredrik Ness Sevendal (Slowburn, DEL, Children & Corpse Playing in the Streets, etc): http://www.fluid-radio.co.uk/2010/03/fns-fns/
Here are the winners of this year's Spellemannprisen, the Norwegian equivilent to the Grammy:
Female Artist: Noora Noor - Soul Deep ()
Male Artist: Sivert Höyem - Moon Landing ()
Pop Group: Montée - Isle Of Now ()
Electronica: Röyksopp - Junior (/)
Rock: John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen - For Sant Til Å Være Godt ()
Metal: The Cumshots - A Life Less Necessary ()
Hip-hop: Tommy Tee - Studio Time ()
Jazz: Tord Gustavsen Ensemble - Restored, Returned ()
Open Class: Kristin Asbjørnsen - The Night Shines Like The Day (/)
Lyrics: Kjartan Kristiansen/Aslak Dørum - DumDum Boys; Tidsmaskin ()
Best Newcomer: Donkeyboy - Caught in a life (
Music Video: Donkeyboy - "Ambitions"
Hit of the Year: Donkeyboy - "Ambitions"
Spellemann of the Year: Alexander Rybak
More here: http://spellemann.no/
Ane Brun will be backing Peter Gabriel on his upcoming world tour as part of his backing band: http://www.petergabriel.com/news/archive/2010/03/05/Ane_Brun_to_join_Peter_Gabriel_on_%27New_Blood%27_dates.
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. TALK 1
02. Familjen - När planeterna stannat
03. Elephant9 - Fugi fønix
04. Yosei - The raven
05. TALK 2
06. The Tarantula Waltz - Bacchus
07. Hortlax Cobra - Smoke
08. Sonic Ritual - Early graves
09. Meleeh - Vowbreaker
10. TALK 3
11. Khoma - From the hands of sinners
12. The Ark - Echo chamber
13. Darkthrone - Those treasures will never befall you
14. Fun - Slonko
15. TALK 4
16. Degrees - Can't walk thru this alone
17. jj - Let go
18. Bruket - Polisen lägger pussel
19. Dreamboy - Pay attention
20. TALK 5
21. Moto Boy - IF you your bed could cry
Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Navigators - The Straight And Narrow
02. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2010
03. Ingrid Olava - The Guest
04. Donkeyboy - Caught in a Life
05. WigWam - Non Stop Rock'N'Roll
06. Bjørn Eidsvåg - De Beste
07. Jahn Teigen - Teigen - 40 Største Hits
08. Sivert Høyem - Moon Landing
09. Bjørn Hellfuck - Innforjævlig
10. Frøya - My American Dream
11. Dum Dum Boys - Tidsmaskin
12. John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen - For Sant Til Å Være Godt
13. Joddski (Jørg1) - Krig & Kjærlighet
14. Motorpsycho - Heavy Metal Fruit
15. Casiokids - Topp Stemning På Lokal Bar
16. Kråkesølv - Trådnøsting
17. Moddi - Floriography
18. D-Techs - From the Street to the Stage
19. Jaga Jazzist - One-Armed Bandit
20. Stage Dolls - Always
Believe it or not, I actually have a large list of tracks I want to post, I just haven't had time to write them up yet. So you'll have to settle for this, a new track from Elephant9 which also happens to be the best thing that came across my desk this week. A lot of stuff tends to be very abstract and while I almost always appreciate it on an intellectual level, it's not necessarily the sort of thing I ever feel like listening to. Not so with this, this is visceral and it is funky! Seriously, I didn't know they had it in 'em.
Elephant9 - Fugl fønix
Norwegian act Kakkmaddafakka on tour:
03/16 - Atomic Cafe, Munich (GER)
03/17 - Bett, Frankfurt (GER)
03/18 - Beatpol, Dresden (GER)
03/19 - Halle 01, Heidelburg (GER)
03/20 - Waldsee, Freiburg (GER)
03/22 - Musikschutzgebiet Festival Warmup, Göttingen (GER)
03/23 - Patronaat, Haarlem (NL)
03/24 - Romein, Leeuwarden (NL)
03/25 - Rotown, Rotterdam (NL)
03/26 - Maison Du Peuple, Brussels (BEL)
03/27 - Rust, Copenhagen (DK)
03/28 - Train, Arhus (DK)
Check out Susanna and the Magical Orchestra's new video for the song "Someday": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqUz-VF7FQQ
Norwegian act Nekromantheon have revealed that their debut album "Divinity of death" will be released on vinyl by in May, just in time for their appearance at Maryland Deathfest and subsequent US dates. Said album was self-recorded by the band at home in Kolbotn, Norway and features guest vocals from Czral (Aura Noir) and a guitar solo from Sverre of Audiopain. A CD version will be released later on in 2010 via . Preview a few cuts at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/nekromantheon